Improvement in ties for cotton-bales



.//a www .ff/WM afi am NFEIERS. PHOTO-UTHGGRAPHER WASH NGTQN D C JOHN MGMURTRY, OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

l IMPROVEMENT IN TIES FOR COTTON-BALES.

Specilieation forming part of LettersNPatent No. 58,445, dated October 2, 1866.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN MCMURTRY, of the city of Lexington and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovemcntsin Ties for Baling Cotton; and I hereby declare that the following is a true, full, and exact description ot' the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ot' reference marked thereon.

The nature oi' my invention consists in constructing a tie ot' hoop-iron for binding` cottonbales.

Figure l represents a side View or elevation ot' the hoop and tie. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the tie. l

The letterA designates the hoop and tie, and consists ot' common hoop-iron, which may be prevented from rusting by being galvanized or by any other known process.

When thebale is sufficiently compressed the hoop is passed around it and one end of it looped, which is done either by bending the end back and riveting it to the hoop A, or by giving the end a halttwist and passing it under the hoop, (see Fi g. 2,) relying upon the eX- pansion of the cotton to keep it in position. When the loop is formed, as above described,

pressure will hold the ends of the tie immov- I do not claim the inode herein described of tying the ends of wire rope when used for baling cotton 5 but,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

. The hoop-iron cotton-bale tieA, constructed and operating in the manner and for the purpose herein set fort-h.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby afx my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MoMUR-TRY.

'Witnessesz Z. GIBBoNs, An. I. KRoEsING. 

